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Vehicle purchase muhurat 2028

The days of 2028 for buying a car or a two-wheeler, by the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi’s rule for buying and the riding days it quotes: each date with its nakṣatra, tithi and windows, for your city.

Next date to buy in Delhi

Sunday, 2 January

The first of 74 dates in 2028 in Delhi, in 441 days.

NakshatraShatabhisha
TithiShukla Panchami
First window07:15 – 11:42
All January dates

Vehicle purchase dates in 2028

Each city’s own time

The texts give no time of day for buying, so some windows run through the night. A day runs from midnight to midnight; a window that goes past midnight names the next day.

DateNakshatraTithiWindows
January 2028 6 dates
Sun 2 Jan Shatabhisha Shukla Panchami 07:15 – 11:42
Thu 6 Jan Ashwini Shukla Dashami 20:46 – 22:51Fri 01:08 – 03:35
Wed 19 Jan Swati Krishna Ashtami 07:15 – 08:3409:53 – 10:12
Wed 26 Jan Shravana Shukla Pratipada 21:06 – Thu 04:15Thu 04:39 – 07:13
Thu 27 Jan Shravana Shukla Pratipada 08:33 – 09:5311:29 – 13:53
Fri 28 Jan Shatabhisha Shukla Dvitiya, Shukla Tritiya 22:56 – Sat 04:07Sat 04:31 – 07:12
February 2028 6 dates
Wed 2 Feb Revati Shukla Shashthi 07:10 – 08:31
Thu 3 Feb Ashwini Shukla Saptami 08:30 – 09:5211:29 – 11:39
Wed 16 Feb Swati Krishna Saptami 07:00 – 08:2209:59 – 11:11
Wed 23 Feb Shravana Krishna Trayodashi 06:53 – 08:1909:44 – 10:44
Fri 25 Feb Shatabhisha Shukla Pratipada 17:29 – Sat 02:17Sat 02:41 – 06:51
Mon 28 Feb Revati Shukla Tritiya 13:42 – 14:0016:00 – 16:5419:23 – 23:02
March 2028 6 dates
Sun 12 Mar Chitra Krishna Tritiya Mon 01:01 – 01:14Mon 01:38 – 05:12
Mon 20 Mar Shravana Krishna Ekadashi Tue 05:04 – 06:24
Wed 22 Mar Shravana Krishna Dvadashi 06:23 – 07:1707:41 – 07:54
Thu 23 Mar Shatabhisha Krishna Trayodashi 11:22 – 13:1116:07 – Fri 00:31Fri 00:55 – 05:34
Sun 26 Mar Revati Shukla Pratipada 19:39 – Mon 00:19Mon 00:43 – 06:17
Mon 27 Mar Revati, Ashwini Shukla Pratipada, Shukla Dvitiya 06:17 – 06:5807:22 – 07:4909:22 – 10:5412:26 – 12:5113:40 – 13:5817:33 – 20:5822:34 – Tue 00:15Tue 00:39 – 03:52
April 2028 5 dates
Sun 9 Apr Chitra Purnima, Krishna Pratipada 11:52 – 12:2213:57 – 14:1214:36 – 15:3218:42 – 23:2423:48 – Mon 04:50
Mon 10 Apr Swati Krishna Pratipada, Krishna Dvitiya 09:37 – 10:4712:22 – 12:4713:38 – 13:5716:10 – 23:2023:44 – Tue 04:46
Wed 19 Apr Shatabhisha Krishna Ekadashi 18:19 – 22:4523:09 – Thu 05:23
Thu 20 Apr Shatabhisha Krishna Ekadashi, Krishna Dvadashi 07:28 – 09:0511:02 – 11:2116:13 – 21:22
Mon 24 Apr Ashwini Shukla Pratipada Tue 01:41 – 05:04Tue 05:28 – 05:46
May 2028 5 dates
Sun 7 May Chitra Shukla Trayodashi 05:36 – 06:06
Sun 14 May Shravana Krishna Shashthi, Krishna Saptami 20:21 – 21:0621:30 – Mon 03:45Mon 04:09 – 05:31
Mon 15 May Shravana Krishna Saptami 05:31 – 07:1209:42 – 10:3612:17 – 12:4413:38 – 13:5916:21 – 21:0321:26 – 23:02
Sun 21 May Revati, Ashwini Krishna Dvadashi, Krishna Trayodashi 05:28 – 11:2719:07 – 20:3921:03 – Mon 03:17Mon 03:41 – 05:27
Mon 22 May Ashwini Krishna Trayodashi 05:27 – 07:1008:52 – 10:3512:17 – 12:45
June 2028 5 dates
Sun 4 Jun Swati Shukla Dvadashi, Shukla Trayodashi 05:24 – 08:5319:39 – 19:4420:08 – Mon 01:09
Sun 11 Jun Shravana Krishna Panchami 14:05 – 15:4919:40 – 23:46
Wed 14 Jun Shatabhisha Krishna Saptami 10:17 – 10:37
Sun 18 Jun Ashwini Krishna Ekadashi 06:22 – 09:3710:01 – 12:0614:23 – 15:5119:20 – 22:24
Fri 30 Jun Chitra Shukla Dashami Sat 02:47 – 05:28
July 2028 6 dates
Sun 2 Jul Swati Shukla Ekadashi 05:28 – 07:53
Sun 9 Jul Shravana Krishna Tritiya 06:06 – 08:1508:39 – 12:2614:10 – 15:02
Thu 13 Jul Revati Krishna Saptami Fri 02:33 – 05:33
Fri 14 Jul Revati Krishna Saptami, Krishna Ashtami 05:33 – 07:1710:24 – 10:4312:26 – 12:5413:49 – 15:5317:36 – 23:45Sat 00:09 – 04:17
Thu 27 Jul Chitra Shukla Saptami 16:39 – 20:1421:41 – 22:5423:18 – Fri 05:41
Fri 28 Jul Chitra, Swati Shukla Saptami, Shukla Ashtami 05:41 – 07:0009:18 – 10:4612:27 – 12:5413:48 – 15:5017:31 – 21:3723:14 – 23:48Sat 01:47 – 05:42
August 2028 9 dates
Fri 4 Aug Shravana Purnima 19:27 – 22:2322:47 – Sat 02:05Sat 04:20 – 05:45
Sun 6 Aug Shatabhisha Krishna Dvitiya Mon 00:42 – 04:12
Mon 7 Aug Shatabhisha Krishna Dvitiya, Krishna Tritiya 06:45 – 07:2709:06 – 10:4612:26 – 12:5313:46 – 14:0616:26 – 18:1920:43 – 22:1122:35 – Tue 03:38
Thu 10 Aug Revati Krishna Panchami, Krishna Shashthi 11:06 – 14:0516:24 – 21:0923:09 – Fri 00:49Fri 01:37 – 05:49
Fri 11 Aug Revati, Ashwini Krishna Shashthi, Krishna Saptami 05:49 – 06:0509:20 – 10:4613:45 – 15:1617:41 – 21:49Sat 00:13 – 05:49
Wed 23 Aug Chitra Shukla Panchami Thu 01:55 – 05:14Thu 05:38 – 05:56
Thu 24 Aug Chitra, Swati Shukla Panchami, Shukla Shashthi 07:33 – 09:0911:05 – 13:5916:15 – 19:5121:28 – 22:4623:34 – Fri 05:10Fri 05:34 – 05:56
Fri 25 Aug Swati Shukla Shashthi 05:56 – 07:3309:22 – 10:4612:22 – 12:4813:40 – 14:2114:45 – 15:3517:12 – 19:47
Thu 31 Aug Shravana Shukla Trayodashi Fri 02:34 – 04:42Fri 05:06 – 06:00
September 2028 9 dates
Fri 1 Sep Shravana Shukla Trayodashi 06:00 – 07:3509:23 – 10:4512:20 – 12:4613:36 – 13:5414:18 – 15:3117:06 – 20:3220:56 – 23:35
Sun 3 Sep Shatabhisha Purnima, Krishna Pratipada 11:34 – 12:2018:38 – 20:2520:49 – Mon 02:22Mon 05:41 – 06:01
Mon 4 Sep Shatabhisha Krishna Pratipada 06:01 – 07:3609:10 – 09:53
Thu 7 Sep Revati Krishna Tritiya 07:37 – 09:0911:09 – 12:26
Fri 8 Sep Ashwini Krishna Panchami 14:30 – 15:2516:59 – 20:0520:29 – 21:09
Wed 20 Sep Chitra Shukla Dvitiya, Shukla Tritiya 09:18 – 10:4313:45 – 16:3718:05 – 19:1819:42 – Thu 03:24Thu 03:48 – 06:10
Thu 21 Sep Swati Shukla Tritiya 07:41 – 09:1211:01 – 12:35
Thu 28 Sep Shravana Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi 07:43 – 09:1210:59 – 12:0812:32 – 13:4015:46 – 18:4619:10 – 22:29Fri 00:44 – 02:52Fri 03:16 – 06:14
Fri 29 Sep Shravana Shukla Ekadashi 06:14 – 07:4309:24 – 10:00
October 2028 7 dates
Sun 1 Oct Shatabhisha Shukla Trayodashi 06:15 – 07:3109:55 – 10:1413:39 – 15:08
Thu 5 Oct Ashwini Krishna Dvitiya, Krishna Tritiya 07:45 – 09:1310:58 – 11:4012:04 – 13:3715:40 – 18:1918:43 – Fri 02:25Fri 02:49 – 02:54
Wed 18 Oct Chitra, Swati Shukla Pratipada, Shukla Dvitiya 09:15 – 10:4013:31 – 16:1517:52 – Thu 01:34Thu 01:57 – 06:25
Thu 19 Oct Swati Shukla Dvitiya 07:50 – 09:1511:09 – 13:30
Wed 25 Oct Shravana Shukla Ashtami 14:12 – 17:0017:24 – 20:4322:58 – 23:14
Fri 27 Oct Shatabhisha Shukla Dashami, Shukla Ekadashi 19:29 – 22:50Sat 01:22 – 03:23Sat 04:11 – 06:31
Mon 30 Oct Revati Shukla Trayodashi Tue 04:20 – 06:33
November 2028 5 dates
Thu 2 Nov Ashwini Purnima 07:57 – 09:09
Wed 22 Nov Shravana Shukla Shashthi, Shukla Saptami 06:50 – 08:0909:28 – 10:4813:26 – 15:1015:34 – 18:5321:08 – 23:1623:40 – Thu 00:35
Thu 23 Nov Shatabhisha Shukla Ashtami Fri 03:06 – 06:52
Fri 24 Nov Shatabhisha Shukla Ashtami 06:52 – 08:1109:40 – 10:4812:07 – 12:2813:10 – 14:4516:04 – 18:56
Mon 27 Nov Revati Shukla Ekadashi 12:08 – 12:2913:11 – 13:2715:17 – 17:2218:31 – 19:43
December 2028 5 dates
Wed 13 Dec Swati Krishna Dvadashi 07:33 – 08:2309:40 – 10:19
Wed 20 Dec Shravana Shukla Panchami 07:45 – 08:27
Thu 21 Dec Shatabhisha Shukla Shashthi 11:36 – 13:1615:24 – 19:1421:46 – Fri 06:34Fri 06:58 – 07:11
Fri 22 Dec Shatabhisha Shukla Shashthi, Shukla Saptami 07:11 – 08:2809:55 – 11:0212:19 – 12:4013:36 – 14:13
Mon 25 Dec Revati, Ashwini Shukla Dashami 18:54 – 21:06Tue 01:52 – 06:18Tue 06:42 – 07:13

The rule

  • The Moon in one of the six buying stars: Revatī, Śatabhiṣā, Aśvinī, Svātī, Śravaṇa or Citrā. MC 2.16, commentary p. 63
  • A Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, never a Tuesday or Saturday: the riding days of the Vyavahāroccaya, quoted in the commentary. MC 2.18 commentary, p. 64
  • No riktā tithi, the 4th, 9th or 14th. MC 2.18 sets this rule for horses; applying it to vehicles is our reading. MC 2.18

The texts speak of horses, elephants and chariots. Reading their rules for a car or a two-wheeler is ours.

Delivery or a first drive

For taking delivery or a first drive, the Vyavahāroccaya’s eleven riding stars, on the same weekdays: the six buying stars and Mṛgaśirā, Punarvasu, Hasta, Puṣya and Dhaniṣṭhā. MC 2.18 commentary, p. 64

Stars to avoid for buying

MC 2.16 bars for buying the selling stars of 2.17: the three Pūrvas, Viśākhā, Kṛttikā, Āśleṣā and Bharaṇī. The commentary counts every other star as middling for buying. MC 2.16⁠–⁠2.17, commentary p. 63

Whose muhurat counts

The buyer’s. When a seller must sell as soon as a buyer appears, only the buyer’s muhūrta is checked. MC 2.16 commentary, p. 63

What the times leave out

Windows under 5 minutes are dropped.

Months, Pitru Paksha and night

The texts list the acts barred in an adhika month, and buying is not one of them, so adhika months keep their dates. The texts read set no bar on buying during Pitṛ-pakṣa, and none at night. MC 1.46⁠–⁠47; DS p. 4

Popular practice: Many families avoid new purchases during Pitru Paksha. The texts read give no such rule, so those dates stay in the list. Pitru Paksha dates

Other years: Vehicle purchase muhurat 2026, Vehicle purchase muhurat 2027; all vehicle purchase dates. For a house or land: property purchase muhurat 2028.

Questions

From the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi and the Dharmasindhu, with the page for each.

When are the vehicle purchase dates in 2028?

In Delhi, 74 dates, from Sunday, 2 January to Monday, 25 December: 6 in January, 6 in February, 6 in March, 5 in April, 5 in May, 5 in June, 6 in July, 9 in August, 9 in September, 7 in October, 5 in November, 5 in December. The table gives each date’s nakṣatra, tithi and windows, and the switch shows the dates for taking delivery or a first drive. MC 2.16; 2.18 commentary, p. 64

Which nakshatra is good for buying a vehicle?

For buying, the six buying stars of MC 2.16: Revatī, Śatabhiṣā, Aśvinī, Svātī, Śravaṇa and Citrā. For taking delivery or a first drive, the Vyavahāroccaya’s eleven riding stars: those six and Mṛgaśirā, Punarvasu, Hasta, Puṣya and Dhaniṣṭhā. The texts speak of horses, elephants and chariots; reading their rules for a car or a two-wheeler is ours. MC 2.16; 2.18 commentary, p. 64

Which days of the week are good for buying a vehicle?

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the riding days of the Vyavahāroccaya, quoted in MC’s commentary. Never a Tuesday or Saturday. MC 2.18 commentary, p. 64

Is the delivery date different from the purchase date?

It can be. Buying takes the six buying stars of MC 2.16; taking delivery or a first drive takes the eleven riding stars of the Vyavahāroccaya, a wider list, on the same weekdays. The switch above the table shows each list. MC 2.16; 2.18 commentary, p. 64

Can I buy a vehicle in Pitru Paksha or an adhika month?

The texts read give no rule against it: buying is not on the adhika lists, and no Pitṛ-pakṣa bar was found. Many families avoid new purchases during Pitru Paksha. The texts read give no such rule, so those dates stay in the list. MC 1.46⁠–⁠47; DS p. 4

Whose muhurat counts, the buyer’s or the seller’s?

The buyer’s. When a seller must sell as soon as a buyer appears, only the buyer’s muhūrta is checked. MC 2.16 commentary, p. 63

Why is the date different in my city?

The star, the tithi and the barred stretches turn at the same moments everywhere, but sunrise and the day’s divisions come at the city’s own hours, so a window can start or end on another date, or vanish, in another city.

How the dates are found

Read the methodology
Buying
The Moon in a buying star (MC 2.16), on a riding weekday (the Vyavahāroccaya, MC 2.18 commentary), and no riktā tithi (MC 2.18’s horse rule; our reading for vehicles).
Delivery
The same with the eleven riding stars (MC 2.18 commentary, p. 64).
Windows
The stretches of the day that pass every bar of the muhurta finder for buying; under 5 minutes are dropped. The texts give no time of day.
Sunrise and sunset
At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every time is that city’s own.

Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method